Pavagada Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Tumkur district, Karnataka

Pavagada Taluka of Tumkur district has total population of 245,194 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 123,680 are males while 121,514 are females. In 2011 there were total 55,652 families residing in Pavagada Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Pavagada Taluka is 982.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 11.6% people lives in Urban areas while 88.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.8% while that in the rural areas is 64.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Pavagada Taluka is 992% while that of Rural areas is 981.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pavagada Taluka is 24631 which is 10% of the total population. There are 12773 male children and 11858 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pavagada Taluka is 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 982 ) of Pavagada Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Pavagada Taluka is 66.59%. The male literacy rate is 68.67% and the female literacy rate is 50.97% in Pavagada Taluka.

Population
245,194
Families
55,652
Literacy
66.59%
Sex Ratio
982

To facilitate the administration, Pavagada Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 153 villages.

Pavagada Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pavagada Taluka.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 24,631 12,773 11,858
Literacy 66.59% 68.67% 50.97%
Scheduled Caste 67,427 34,063 33,364
Scheduled Tribe 42,268 21,151 21,117
Illiterate 98,330 38,753 59,577

Caste-wise Population - Pavagada Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 17.2% of total population in Pavagada Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 67,427 34,063 33,364
Schedule Tribe 42,268 21,151 21,117

Religion-wise Population - Pavagada Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 233,342 (95.17%) 117,762 115,580
Muslim 11,230 (4.58%) 5,613 5,617
Christian 213 (0.09%) 113 100
Sikh 17 (0.01%) 6 11
Buddhist 9 (0%) 4 5
Jain 111 (0.05%) 55 56
Other Religion 13 (0.01%) 6 7
No Religion Specified 259 (0.11%) 121 138

Literacy Rate - Pavagada Taluka

Average literacy rate of Pavagada Taluka in 2011 were 66.59% in which, male and female literacy were 76.57% and 56.48% respectively. Total literate in Pavagada Taluka were 146,864 of which male and female were 84,927 and 61,937 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Pavagada Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Pavagada Taluka is 982 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 982 females in Pavagada Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 982 ) of Pavagada Taluka.

Child Population - Pavagada Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 24,631 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pavagada Taluka. Out of which 24,631 were male while 24,631 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Pavagada Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 6,534 families under Pavagada Taluka living in urban areas while 6,534 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 11.6% of total population of Pavagada Taluka lives in Urban areas while 88.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 3,033 while that in rural region is 21,598.

Total Urban Rural
Population 245,194 28,486 216,708
Children (0 - 6 years) 24,631 3,033 21,598
Schedule Caste 67,427 5,235 62,192
Schedule Tribe 42,268 4,069 38,199
Literacy 66.59% 81.83% 64.6%
Sex Ratio 982 992 981

Working Population - Pavagada Taluka

In Pavagada Taluka out of total population, 133,526 were engaged in work activities. 78.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 133,526 workers engaged in Main Work, 38,483 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 38,984 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 105,217 64,262 40,955
Cultivators 38,483 25,958 12,525
Agriculture Labourer 38,984 18,195 20,789
Household Industries 3,634 2,262 1,372
Other Workers 24,116 17,847 6,269
Marginal Workers 28,309 10,980 17,329
Non Working 111,668 48,438 63,230

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